Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , MA.) received this 1928 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly-P1 Roadster from his father, brand new - as a graduation gift in 1928.

Here is a photo of the car and its 102 year old owner Allen Swift (click on the weblink to view it)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qe7qzdk2so...20roadster.jpg

MAN OWNED & DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 82 Years

With that kind of economic background, it would certainly be no sweat to maintain it in pristine shape for 82 years.
They certainly don't make them like that anymore.
This man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS.

Can you imagine having the same car for 82 years!
"How Long Have You Owned a Car?"
He drove it up until his death last year.....at the age of 102!!!

He was the oldest living owner of a car that was purchased new.
Just thought you'd like to see it.

It was donated to a Springfield museum after his death.

It has 1,070,000 miles on it, still runs like a Swiss watch, dead silent at any speed and is in perfect cosmetic condition. (82 years).

That's approximately 13,048 miles per year (1087 per month).

 

Wow, now thats a story Jim......thanks for sharing.

82 years owning / using the same car, now has over a million miles and still runs well!!!!

Thats testament to the way things were built back then and also the values that people had instilled in them.
Todays society is so fast / last minute and throwaway / disposable that I reckon you won't hear many more stories like this one.

 

This a follow-up post to the earlier posting on 1928 Rolls Piccadilly.

Here a few other online articles.

This one on the Springfield Museum website - About the Man (Mr Swift of West Hartford CT) and the Springfield Mass museum - The Rolls Royce factory that was in Springfield Mass (1926):

New Springfield History Museum Made Possible by Connecticut Entrepreneur — News » Springfield Museums

This other article on supercars.net website - Rolls Royce Phantom I produce in Springfield from 1926 - 1931 (also Silver Ghost model) - also York Roadster style purchased new in 1929, chassis S381LR cost $18,000 and was the most expensive body available:

Rolls-Royce Springfield Phantom I

And this one on rushland.com:

Rolls Royce owner for 78 years makes sure his car lives forever | Rush Lane

Image Rolls Royce had a factory in Springfield Mass USA and produced their cars there for sale in USA (5 years).

Jim Lombardi

 

Unlike this RR I photographed today in my city.